纽约市拨款20万美元助小商家安装报警按钮与安防设备
纽约市议会议长 Julie Menin 于10月8日宣布，市议会将拨款20万美元，帮助全市小商家购买和安装报警按钮及其他安防技术，以继续减少零售盗窃对店主、员工和顾客的影响。款项将通过 Five Borough Chamber Alliance Initiative 平均分配到五个行政区，由各区商会协助本地商家申请和落实。
市议会表示，地面层零售店、员工不超过50人的商家将符合资格，并优先照顾位于商业改进区之外、低至中等收入社区，以及少数族裔和女性经营的企业。这笔钱也将作为过渡支持，先行衔接 Local Law 120 要求建立的长期小零售商家安防系统计划。（资料来源：纽约市议会）
New York City Puts $200,000 Toward Small-Business Panic Buttons and Security Technology
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced on October 8 that the Council will provide $200,000 to help small businesses buy and install panic buttons and other security technology, as the city continues efforts to curb retail theft. The money will be split equally among the five boroughs through the Five Borough Chamber Alliance Initiative, with borough chambers helping local businesses access the support.
The Council said ground-floor retail establishments with 50 or fewer employees will be eligible, with priority for businesses outside Business Improvement Districts, in low- to moderate-income communities, and minority- and women-owned businesses. The funding is intended as an immediate bridge while the city develops the permanent small retail business security program required under Local Law 120. (Source: New York City Council)
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